Equal Opportunities for Older Women


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Law compatible with the constitution (loi constitutionnelle n 99 569 du 08.07.1999) on equal rights for men and women
Relevant authority:

Parliament

Measure:

Constitutional law

Target group:

Women

Target:

This law reflects the government's resolve to create a better balance between the sexes in political decision-making bodies.

Detailed description:

This law, which completes Art. 3 of the Constitution of 4.10.1958, aims at creating "equal conditions of access for men and women to the mandates and functions of political decision-making bodies".

Source of information:

Journal Officiel de la République Française, 09.09.1999, p. 10175

Contact:

Secrétariat aux Droits de la Femme
8 avenue de Ségur
F 75005 Paris (Secretariat for Women's Rights)

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2001-04-25